--- title: Remote control: steering your AI coding session from... description: Both Claude Code and GitHub Copilot CLI now support remote control of agentic coding sessions from a phone or browser, letting you keep execution local while... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/remote-control-steering-your-ai-coding-session-from-your-phone-qg1zfljtc twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Remote control: steering your AI coding session from your phone | daily.dev og:description: Both Claude Code and GitHub Copilot CLI now support remote control of agentic coding sessions from a phone or browser, letting you keep execution local while... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/remote-control-steering-your-ai-coding-session-from-your-phone-qg1zfljtc og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/QG1zflJTC.png og:image:alt: Remote control: steering your AI coding session from your phone og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Remote control: steering your AI coding session from your phone **[The Art of Simplicity](https://daily.dev/sources/bartwullems)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Both Claude Code and GitHub Copilot CLI now support remote control of agentic coding sessions from a phone or browser, letting you keep execution local while steering the session remotely. Claude Code uses `/remote-control` (or `/rc`) and connects via claude.ai/code or the Claude app, with an outbound-only HTTPS architecture. GitHub Copilot CLI uses `/remote on` and connects via GitHub.com or GitHub Mobile. Key differences: Copilot CLI has a built-in `/keep-alive` command with configurable durations, while Claude Code offers a server mode with per-session git worktrees for parallel sessions. Both tools print a session URL and support QR codes for quick mobile access. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How do I enable remote control in Claude Code to steer a session from my phone? Run the /remote-control slash command (or its short form /rc) inside a running Claude Code session, or start one already enabled with claude --remote-control. Claude Code prints a session URL and a QR code that connects to claude.ai/code or the Claude app, giving a live view of terminal activity where you can send messages, while execution and file access stay on the local machine. _Track new agent capabilities like Claude Code's remote sessions as they roll out on daily.dev._ ### How does GitHub Copilot CLI's remote control feature differ from just syncing sessions to GitHub.com? Regular Copilot CLI sessions sync to GitHub.com and GitHub Mobile automatically but only show up as view-only. Only sessions with remote control explicitly enabled via /remote on, copilot --remote, or the remoteSessions setting become steerable, letting you send input and approve tool calls from a browser or GitHub Mobile app rather than just watching output. _Developers juggling Copilot CLI sessions across devices can follow tooling updates like this on daily.dev._ ### How do Claude Code and GitHub Copilot CLI handle running multiple parallel agent sessions remotely? Claude Code offers a dedicated server mode, claude remote-control --spawn worktree, that gives each on-demand session its own git worktree so parallel sessions don't conflict over files, switchable like chat threads in the Claude app with push notifications. Copilot CLI skips a dedicated server mode entirely since every session already syncs to the user's GitHub account by default. _Anyone comparing agent tooling for parallel workflows can track these differences via daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Remote control CLI sessions on web and mobile in public preview](https://daily.dev/posts/remote-control-cli-sessions-on-web-and-mobile-in-public-preview-fykeres6k) · GitHub Changelog · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Claude Code Remote Control Keeps Your Agent Local and Puts it in Your Pocket](https://daily.dev/posts/claude-code-remote-control-keeps-your-agent-local-and-puts-it-in-your-pocket-yvaalh68b) · DevOps.com · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Take your local GitHub sessions anywhere](https://daily.dev/posts/take-your-local-github-sessions-anywhere-vwvslcvyt) · GitHub Blog · 4 upvotes · 1 comments --- Tags: [#github](https://daily.dev/tags/github), [#ai-agents](https://daily.dev/tags/ai-agents), [#ai-coding](https://daily.dev/tags/ai-coding), [#claude-code](https://daily.dev/tags/claude-code) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/remote-control-steering-your-ai-coding-session-from-your-phone-qg1zfljtc) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Remote control: steering your AI coding session from your phone","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/remote-control-steering-your-ai-coding-session-from-your-phone-qg1zfljtc","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/remote-control-steering-your-ai-coding-session-from-your-phone-qg1zfljtc"},"datePublished":"2026-08-10T05:07:16.039Z","dateModified":"2026-09-14T07:16:47.336Z","description":"Both Claude Code and GitHub Copilot CLI now support remote control of agentic coding sessions from a phone or browser, letting you keep execution local while...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/4fa49a5ec81f5a4652f5f2e05466d77b?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/4fa49a5ec81f5a4652f5f2e05466d77b?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"The Art of Simplicity","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"The Art of Simplicity","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/52b68c70636d44f0901ae7cd107c9438","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/bartwullems"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/remote-control-steering-your-ai-coding-session-from-your-phone-qg1zfljtc","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"github,ai-agents,ai-coding,claude-code","timeRequired":"PT5M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Art of Simplicity","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/bartwullems"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Remote control: steering your AI coding session from your phone"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/remote-control-steering-your-ai-coding-session-from-your-phone-qg1zfljtc#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"How do I enable remote control in Claude Code to steer a session from my phone?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Run the /remote-control slash command (or its short form /rc) inside a running Claude Code session, or start one already enabled with claude --remote-control. 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